Where does “evanjegue” come from?

evanjegue (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese evangélico, from Old Portuguese evangélico, from Latin evangelicus, from Latin ēvangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον, from Ancient Greek εὐάγγελος, from Ancient Greek ἀγγέλλω, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος — angel; messenger.

evanjegue (Portuguese): a Protestant, especially one who is overly zealous and excessively preachy about their religious beliefs

Definitions

  1. a Protestant, especially one who is overly zealous and excessively preachy about their religious beliefs

Ancestry of “evanjegue”, step by step

evanjegue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese evangélico

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseevangélicoevangelical
2Old Portugueseevangélico
3Latinevangelicusevangelical
4Latinēvangeliumgood news
5Ancient Greekεὐαγγέλιονa reward for good news; good news; gospel
6Ancient Greekεὐάγγελοςbringing good news
7Ancient Greekἀγγέλλωto carry, deliver, pass on, relay (a message, information, news, a command, instructions); to announce, report
8Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
9Old Norseengillangel
10Old Saxonengilangel
11Proto-West Germanicangilangel
12Latinangelusangel; messenger

via Portuguese jegue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesejeguedonkey; idiot, fool; dumb, foolish, idiotic
Every word from Latin angelusEvery word from Ancient Greek ἄγγελοςEvery word from Old Norse engill